It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the North Hollywood Huskies can now relate to. They were dealt a 71-32 loss at the hands of the Toilers on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points North Hollywood has scored all season.
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayson Cooper, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Wong, who scored six points along with three steals.
Manual Arts' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Devin Moody led the charge by dropping a double-double on 28 points and 17 rebounds. Moody hasn't dropped below 18 points for 21 straight games. Another player making a difference was Kyle Castillo, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
North Hollywood has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-20 record this season. As for Manual Arts, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 27-2.
North Hollywood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manual Arts, they will square off against Verdugo Hills at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Verdugo Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 matches -- so hopefully Manual Arts likes a good challenge.
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